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DTIC ADA559469: Connecting the Force from Space: The IRIS Joint Cap...
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The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Future
Warfare Center Battle Lab's quest to find quality
technology for the soldier now focuses on innovative
space communication capabilities that could close the
digital divide. The Space and Missile Defense Battle
Laboratory is assessing a commercial communications
concept called IRIS for the Office of the Secretary of
Defense. IRIS is an acronym for Internet Protocol Routing
in Space. As the Operational Manager for the IRIS Joint
Capability Technology Demonstration, U.S. Army Space and
Missile Defense Battle Lab is fast approaching the
culminating demonstration that will provide an assessment
of this new commercial capability for the Department of
Defense. Joint Capability Technology Demonstration is an
Office of the Secretary of Defense initiative to assess
technologies for their usefulness to the warfighter. This
initiative started almost three years ago when the
Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command sought to
quantify new concepts in connectivity and acquisition
strategy. An industry consortium led by Cisco Systems and
Intelsat General Offices proposed to General James
Cartwright III, U.S. Marine Corps (the U.S. Strategic
Command Commander at the time) to launch an internet
router into geosynchronous orbit. The industry consortium
explained that IRIS could provide cost effective
connectivity to both commercial and military customers.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense embraced the
concept by authorizing a U.S. Strategic Command sponsored
Joint Capability Technology Demonstration unlike any in
the past. Rather than Department of Defense dictating
requirements to industry, the consortium would design,
develop and launch the capability at its own expense to
meet their market forecast. Consequently, given a
commercially viable capability, the Joint Capability
Technology Demonstration would assess the potential of
this capability for military utility.
Date Published: 2018-09-01 08:42:39
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